Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/08

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Subject: [Leica] iPhone 4S victim
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:32:16 -0400

I would want who ever buys it from you to give you a lot of money.
And I would want me to pay somebody a whole small amount of money.
So we are at cross purposes.

- - from my iRabs.
Mark Rabiner
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 22:02:18 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] iPhone 4S victim
> 
> I'm thinking of selling mine. If you're interested, feel free to contact 
> off
> list. 
> Pics here
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/T45S/
> Bob
> Bob Adler
> www.rgaphoto.com
> 
> On Jul 8, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'm a black and white person too but working from a color neg can be 
>> similar
>> to making a black and white from a capture from a digital camera. That 
>> we've
>> done plenty of and it can be quite a nice experience
>> You filter on the fly later for maximum separation between the elements in
>> your image which you see need them.
>> I still have my spot meter and I'd do everything the same as when I used 
>> to
>> do it.
>> I do think that for every dollar they spent and black and white neg
>> technology then spent 1o grand on color neg and for decades.
>> They stuff just packs a lot of information is grainless and sharp as hell.
>> 
>> By the way I just read Edward Weston's effective ISO was 16
>> 
>> - - from my iRabs.
>> Mark Rabiner
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:00:18 -0500
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] iPhone 4S victim
>>> 
>>> That will work too, assuming a really good scanner.  I am a b&w person,
>>> however, so that means (meant) zone exposure and corresponding
>>> development, after measurement of test negs with a densitometer and all
>>> that.  My Pentax spot meter still has all kinds of stuff taped on it for
>>> exposure for X film and Y development at N-2, N-1 and so on.  But
>>> digital renders that all obsolete.  A soon to be acquired Nikon D800e
>>> will make a fine 16x20 or 16x24 print, in b&w even thanks to Silver
>>> Efex.  For scanning though, I would probably prefer an E6 slide film if
>>> you can find it and tame it.  I think Ektachrome has been discontinued,
>>> but you can still buy Fuji.
>>> 
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>> On 7/8/2012 8:27 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>>> Just shoot color neg and scan them on a flat bed.
>>>> That's what I plan to do.
>>>> C41 is not worth doing oneself there are still plenty of mindless 
>>>> machines
>>>> out there willing to do It perfectly for cheap.
>>>> 
>>>> - - from my iRabs.
>>>> Mark Rabiner
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net>
>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:04:48 -0500
>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] iPhone 4S victim
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 7/8/2012 4:55 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>>>>>> Linhof TehcniKardan.... folds up real small, fairly light, WA bellows
>>>>>> available..... Widest lens is around a 65, with the bag bellows... up 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> 450mm.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Came in 2 models... a 45 and a 45S ( the differences are too small to
>>>>>> really
>>>>>> mention, and make no operational differences) and a 23 and a 23S for 
>>>>>> 6x9.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Bob is trying to sell his, and I am going to sell mine....
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Frank Filippone
>>>>>> Red735i at earthlink.net
>>>>>> I am looking for a large format camera 4x5 and would like to hear
>>>>>> recommendations.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Douglas
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> That is a good suggestion.  I have not owned the Technikardan, but I
>>>>> have friends who have and I have seen it in use.  The bag bellows is a
>>>>> big advantage.  Be prepared to spend $$$$ for lenses that will allow 
>>>>> for
>>>>> use of the movements, either way.  I wish the Polaroid PN film was 
>>>>> still
>>>>> made.   But whatever, there is no way I'm going back into the darkroom.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ken
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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